Prisoner of conscience returns to Cornell

Cornell alumnus Koigi wa Wamwere '75, right, a Kenyan human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience, speaks with Jane Marie Law, the H.S. Krusen Professor of World Religions, while graduate student Ibe Ibeike-Jonah looks on, during a human rights rally on Ho Plaza April 16. Wamwere, who was freed from imprisonment in Kenya in 1996, due in large part to efforts coordinated by the Kenyan Human Rights Initiative at Cornell, was visiting Ithaca for the first time in 25 years. He spoke at the rally about his experiences and was joined at the podium by members of the Cornell chapter of Amnesty International. Nicola Kountoupes/University Photography